ACA

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United States federal statute abbreviation health care reform law

ACA is the common abbreviation for the Affordable Care Act, a major U.S. health care reform law enacted in 2010 to expand insurance coverage and consumer protections.

Aliases (1)

Affordable Care Act ×48

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → abbreviation → health care reform law →
affects	Medicaid → Medicare → private health insurance plans →
alsoKnownAs	ACA → Obamacare →
amendedBy	Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 →
contains	employer shared responsibility provision → individual shared responsibility provision →
country	United States →
createdProgram	federal health insurance exchange → health insurance marketplace → state-based health insurance exchanges →
enactedOn	2010-03-23 →
establishes	Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation → Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute → health insurance rate review → medical loss ratio requirements →
expandedProgram	Medicaid →
focusesOn	expanding access to health insurance → improving health care quality → reducing the uninsured rate →
introducedPolicy	cost-sharing reductions → employer mandate → individual mandate → premium tax credits →
legalChallenge	California v. Texas → King v. Burwell → National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius →
mainGoal	expand health insurance coverage → improve quality of health care → increase consumer protections in health insurance → reduce health care costs →
passedBy	United States Congress →
prohibits	denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions → lifetime limits on essential health benefits →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 111-148 →
regulates	individual health insurance market → small group health insurance market →
requires	coverage of dependents up to age 26 → coverage of essential health benefits → coverage of preventive services without cost-sharing →
section	Section 1302 essential health benefits → Section 1401 premium tax credits → Section 2001 Medicaid expansion →
signedBy	Barack Obama →
standsFor	Affordable Care Act →
title	Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Affordable Care Act → Affordable Care Act →	alsoKnownAs
Public Law 111-148 →	shortName